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#REDIRECT [[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]] |
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{{Infobox film |
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| name = Aakali Rajyam |
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| image = Aakali Rajyam.jpg |
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| caption = Promotional Poster |
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| director = [[Kailasam Balachander|K. Balachander]] |
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| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]]<br>[[Sridevi]]<br>J V Ramana Murthi |
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| music = [[M.S.Viswanathan]] |
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| released = 1981 |
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| country = India |
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| language = Telugu |
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'''''Aakali Rajyam''''' (''Hunger's Kingdom'') is a 1981 [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] film starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sridevi]] directed by [[K. Balachander]]. It was simultaneously shot in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'', released the year before. The film was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' with [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Anita Raj]] in 1983, directed by K. Balachander himself. [[Kamal Haasan]] won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu]] for ''Aakali Rajyam''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aakali Rajyam|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154124/|website=imdb.com|accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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The film dwells on the premises of social satire and through its characters (the young unemployed graduates) critically analyzes the state of Indian polity and social situation. |
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Kamal Hassan comes to Delhi in search of a job and finds it difficult to earn one job without bribes, recommendations or using influence. He follows the words of [[Srirangam Srinivasarao|Sri Sri]]. He criticizes the government for not providing jobs and health and basic amenities to the public. He and his friends share a room and they live in abject conditions such as staying hungry for more than a day and wearing torn clothes. He meets Sridevi, who is his neighbor, and soon they fall in love. As the story proceeds, misunderstandings crop up between the duo. Eventually, Kamal settles as barber and gets married to Sridevi at the end. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Kamal Haasan]] as J. Ranga Rao |
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*[[Sridevi]] as Devi |
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*[[Pratap K. Pothen|Pratap Pothen]] as Prathap |
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*[[J. V. Ramana Murthi]] as Jonnalagadda Venkata Ramanayya Panthulu |
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==Soundtrack== |
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* "Gussa Rangaiah Koncham Taggaiah" (Lyrics: [[Aathreya]]; Singer: P. Susheela) |
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* "Oh Maharshi Oh Mahatma" (Lyrics: Sri Sri; Singer: S. P. Balasubramaniam) |
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* "Kanne Pillavani Kannulunnavani" (Lyrics: Atreya; Singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki) |
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* "Saapaatu Etoo Ledu Paataina Paadu Brother" (Lyrics: Atreya; Singer: S.P. Balasubramaniam) |
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* "Tu Hai Raja Main Hoon Rani" (Lyrics: P B Srinivas; Singer: S. Janaki) |
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==Awards== |
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*1981 [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu]] - [[Kamal Haasan]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{K. Balachander}} |
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[[Category:1981 films]] |
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[[Category:Indian films]] |
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[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]] |
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[[Category:Indian film remakes]] |
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[[Category:Film scores by M. S. Viswanathan]] |
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[[Category:Screenplays by K. Balachander]] |
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[[Category:Films about poverty in India]] |
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[[Category:Unemployment in fiction]] |
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[[Category:Films set in Delhi]] |
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[[Category:Films shot in Delhi]] |
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[[Category:1980s Telugu-language films]] |
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{{1980s-Telugu-film-stub}} |
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